Month: September 2016

1. What’s the biggest lie the internet has created?

2. What free things online should everyone take advantage of?
Your local library. Most libraries have become a strong bastion of emedia – ebooks, movies, periodicals, comics, graphic novels, software, music all available for free to borrow with just a point and click of the mouse.

3. What is a hobby you can get into for almost no money?
Linux and the Free Open Source Software movement. There are dozens and dozens of versions of the Linux operating system you can download and set up on your computer to learn and you don’t have t remove and can continue to use Windows or Mac or whatever but Linux is the backbone that runs the world. Your phones, your internet, your utility company your television are all based on Linux – learn it and learn how the world works.

4. What is something that you used to be a cheap ass on, until you tried the high-quality version, and now you can’t go back?
I am cheapskate on lots of things and go with store brands, generics, thrift store finds whenever possible. But I don’t buy cheap shoes. Want shoes that are comfortable? Tired of having foot odor? Want shoes to last to spread your fashion dollar – buy high end footwear.

5. What do your friends or co-workers love, and you don’t give a fuck about?
A number of my friends are obsessed with Project Runway. they micro analyze episodes and talk about it a lot. – I could give a shit.

1. What is your best random advice?
Use rubber bands from the grocery store produce section to match up and band your socks before you put them in the washer. They will come out of the dryer matched up and ready to fold.

2. What random song comes up on your music player?
“Chan Chan” from the Buena Vista Social Club

3. What is the first thing that comes up when you enter your birthday in a google search bar?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_26: 47 BC – Julius Caesar visits Tarsus on his way to Pontus, where he meets enthusiastic support, but where, according to Cicero, Cassius is planning to kill him at this point.

4. Paste your “Safe For Work” from here: http://www.randomwebsite.com/
A pretty boring blog post from 2007: http://zeblog.blogspot.com/

5. And to reaffirm the Internet’s weirdness, where does this take you? https://www.reddit.com/r/random/
Acttually kind of entertaining – an the internet is nothing but cat pictures: https://www.reddit.com/r/StartledCats/

1. If you owned an ice-cream truck, what tune would it play?
The ice cream truck – that insidious tune that worms into your mind and penetrates your senses – tempting you to consume the fat calories in an attempt to obey the orders hidden in that playful tune.
To replace, I would pick some sort of death metal demonic shout to keep us all away. I didn’t say this was a sound business deal.

2. What should your theme song for your sitcom be?
“Pure Imagination” sung by Gene Wilder

3. What should be playing overhead in the theater?
I like theaters that play a simple classical music soundtrack. This is probably because as a youth, we only had one theater and that is what they played. It is reassuring.

4. What is a song that gives you the chills because its so good/beautiful?
“Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber:
https://youtu.be/50WIs0Rbm9Q

5. What song lyric can you always be counted on singing, word for word?
I truly suck at remembering song lyrics, but to answer it is probably a Christmas tune. I dig Christmas music. Is it too early to start playing them?

1. When they say there are no dumb questions, how do you challenge that fundamental assumption?
I point to a Matt Lauer interview and bam – dumb questions abound.

2. What is your best “Adulting like a player” move?
Prepaying auto insurance in one big payment. Done and done and often cheaper rates

3. What is something under $50.00 that makes your life better?
My corded handset I use with my cell phone. I bought it as a joke but I use it all the time when talking on my phone.

4. What was okay 40 years ago but not okay now?
Slappin’ a gal on the ass in the office. Them dames’ ain’t gonna put with that these days.

5. What is your most unusual life hack?
I buy green coffee beans in bulk, usually 16 or 20 pounds at a time and then roast them myself – just enough for the week.

Today is a music theme, provided by Mr. Lang. List five cover songs better than original. Provide a link to audio and video when possible.

1. Mama Told Me Not To Come by Three Dog Night (originally by Randy Newman)

2. You Can Leave Your Hat On by Joe Crocker (originally by Randy Newman)

3. Jersey Girl by Bruce Springsteen (originally by Tom Waits)

4. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound (Originally by Wilco)

5. I Put A Spell On You by Pete Townsend (originally by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins)